/kəmˈpʌlsəri ˈlaɪsəns/ – Phrase
Definition: quyền được cấp phép bắt buộc cho một bên thứ ba để sử dụng một sáng chế hoặc một công nghệ mà không cần sự đồng ý của chủ sở hữu ban đầu.
A more throughout explanation: 1. a licence (=official permission to do something) created by statute that allows certain parties to use either copyrighted material or a patented invention without the permission of the copyright or patent owner, in return for the payment of a royalty (=a payment to someone such as a writer or musician each time that something they have created is sold or used)
2. a situation where an individual or a company can use another’s intellectual property without first getting the owner’s permission. Compulsory licences are especially common in relation to pharmaceutical patents.
Example: 1. India granted the first ever compulsory licence in 2012 when it allowed Natco Pharma to make a generic version of Bayer’s cancer drug.
2. India negotiated a compulsory licence, allowing local companies to produce generic copies of foreign drugs for domestic use.